Bank Asia PLC hosts SME entrepreneurship development workshop in Rangpur

Bank Asia PLC organised a day-long entrepreneurship development workshop for small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs at the RDRS auditorium in Rangpur on 9 August 2025.

The event was graced by Md Mahbubul Haque, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, as the chief guest, and was chaired by Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla, Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia.

SME entrepreneurs from across the Rangpur region participated in the workshop, sharing the challenges they face in the loan application process and calling on relevant authorities to make the procedure faster, simpler and more convenient. Discussions centred on Bank Asia's credit support initiatives aimed at fostering business growth among entrepreneurs.

Under the Bangladesh Bank refinance scheme 'Supporting Post COVID-19 Small Scale Employment Creation Project', Bank Asia's Agent Banking Division has disbursed Tk 177 crore in loans to 3,274 SME entrepreneurs.

Also present at the event were Md Sagar Sarkar and Md Mehedi Hasan Shohag, Deputy Directors of Bangladesh Bank; Md Mahbubul Hasan, First Vice President and Head of Agent Banking (Individual and Institution) at Bank Asia; and Ahmed Nure Habiba, First Vice President and Head of Asset Operations, among others.